Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:49 PM CST
Hello!
What a busy time we have had since Liesl's baby has been born. She came home today...so they will start a new life and routine at home now. The baby is doing well.
As for me...I am doing ok. I always get very emotional when babies are born! I am ready for a second baby myself and it feels frustrating that circumstances with FA can get in the way of your dreams. Sometimes it doesn't stop your dream but just delays it...others struggle to see their dreams fulfilled! Hope! Never give up hope to follow your dreams. If parents are reading this..never give up hope on your child to accomplish what they want to in life. If an FA teenager is reading this.....it can be an emotional journey with FA but never give up hope on building your life, marrying, getting a job, being with family, having a baby. If you are an FA adult! Well....go for your dreams that you have not fulfilled yet! I cannot ever let my dreams be taken away. I feel easily sad and depressed and I feel devastated when I can't see my dream and when I feel there is no hope.
I was reading my Bible and doing my devotions by myself while Isaac was asleep today. in fact Isaac is still asleep but I really felt like I wanted to share with you the inspiration that I have felt from my time with God today.
Firstly, I have been reading a lot about trees in the Bible. Hehe...sounds funny but it really is very inspirational.
Jeremiah 17: verses 7 to 8..."Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit".
I really like this passage and I will not share the intimate things that I wrote in my journal concerning everything about my life. One thing I do want to share is that I am a born-again Christian. Jesus is my Saviour and Lord. My faith is a huge and very serious part of my life and part of my walk with FA. I often "see" myself crying or being overwhelmed by FA and by circumstances. Circumstances cause me grief and I cry uncontrollably sometimes. But today The Bible inspired me to take another look at my life. This verse is talking about a child of God...like me...who trusts in the Lord....I mean, think about a tree.. They have deep roots and are drawing on life giving water under the soil. In a drought their roots are SO deep that they still get what they need when everything else is drying up! It doesn't die. There is a lot of strength there and a lot of "fruit". It does not have to fear because its roots are so deeply planted. This passage talks about how children of God...men and women who have Jesus as their Lord and Saviour and compares them to be like a tree. I can picture another side of myself. No matter what happens on this FA journey...I have never ever felt like I want to turn away from God. He, soley, has been my strength. This is serious stuff.....my roots are so deeply planted into my God, that even though I may seem flustered on the outside at times....I have nothing to fear. This is a calming thought for me.
I would not usually share about all of this so much on this online journal. But today, it felt right to share.
Anyway, enough about that.....hehe...unfortunately I had a fall on Sunday. My deck chair gave way..the material broke and I fell with Isaac on my lap into the metal frame of the chair, hurting my back quite badly...and my arms and neck. I have a big black bruise on my back. I was protecting Isaac on the fall down so I fell weird and feel very sore.
Otherwise, back to normal living!
Love you all and have a good week.
Love Charisse
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Friday, November 17, 2006 6:48 AM CST
Hello!!!!
Exciting news! My sister had her baby today at 4.30pm on the 17th November. It was a long labour but she is doing well. Baby was a bit shocked after the labour and needed oxygen and is resting in the nursery. Liesl has breastfed and she looked like she latched on great. I bought has some clothes for the baby tonight. OH...she had a baby girl. Her name is Eliana Liesl Christie. She weighed 8 poun 4 oz. She was 51 cms long. She is gorgeous with her dark, black hair and a lot of it too! We didn't get to hold her tonight.....she was resting. Liesl looked a bit tired and so did Tim...but it is all very exciting.
More good news....Alan has the clearance from the doctor that he no longer is contagious with the chicken pox. It is over and gone and he is feeling much better...what a relief.
Since I heard that my sister was in labour I literally wept all day. I have not been able to contain my emotions. When I saw her I burst out crying and couldn't talk properly....not just tears...but real cover your face and cry....I wept on the way home and I cried full on cry when I got home. The tears come out of my eyes without control. That is a woman for you...and also all my feelings about having another baby coming out....joy and grief over FA and desires. I cannot wait until my sister is at home. Isaac has not seen her yet. I took a video and showed him it and he is excited that "baby is out of Liesl's tummy now?".....we will probably take him in tomorrow to see her and the baby.
Welcome to Tyler Junior,.....Teresa and Tyler and Emma have a new baby in their house. Congratulations to them as well. The Cliftons! It is wonderful. I cried full on when I heard that Tyler had come into this world.
Well I need to calm down and have some sleep. I had infusion today and am feeling very shaky.
Love you all,
Charisse
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Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:14 PM CST
***NEW PICTURES - of Isaac's birthday and of the Christmas Pageant***
I am actually feeling really down today. I am not feeling my usual self at all. This down feeling is so overwhelming.
Alan still has chicken pox. He is still getting new spots. He can't go near anyone. We both feel very down about that. I hope it is over soon. Alan is feeling better as in he is not feeling unwell anymore...but he is very itchy and has lots of spots!
Isaac is doing well. He is asleep right now. He is enjoying playing with all his new gifts from his birthday. We rescheduled his birthday party to the 25th November. We will have a cake and celebrate his birthday with his little friends after all this chicken pox is over.
Liesl's due date is today with her baby. Although we know babies don't always come on their due date. She is really ready for that baby to come out now. We are just waiting.
Anyway, I better go. Please leave a message to say hello. It really brightens my day when I read them and today I am especially low.
Bless you all and update soon.
Love Charisse
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006 4:48 AM CST
***UPDATE***
Wednesday 8th November
Alan has chicken pox! He broke out in spots today. On his scalp, his chest, back, arms.....so this is why he has been feeling so yucky. Actually, because Isaac had chicken pox we had been watching out for this. Alan had never had chicken pox....well now he has it...and on Isaac's 4th birthday. Despite Alan feeling so off and not being able to go near anyone...Isaac had a good birthday. He opened his presents with us this morning and was very excited over his Thomas accessories...and totetum tennis....we had to cancel his friends coming over because of Alan's chicken pox...but Isaac and I still went to kindergym. His friends gave him his presents there and He wore a badge that said he was "4 Today". He was very excited. We came home and had lunch with daddy and put candles on the cake and sang "Happy Birthday"....and then Isaac and I went to my sister's house to let daddy have a rest because he was feeling wiped out again. Isaac had a sleep at my sister's house and Liesl and I watched, "Sense and Sensibility"...one of those girl movies (hey Alan likes it too!). That was nice. Then Uncle Tim came home from work and Isaac woke up and they gave him his birthday present...which Isaac loved....we then came home. Isaac is now in bed and Alan and I are relaxing. Please pray that Alan does not suffer with chicken pox for long. I am safe from the chicken pox. I have already had it and when Isaac broke out I had the zooster immunoglobulin injection to protect me and the doctor says that I am still protected from this outbreak of Alans...so that is good.
Happy Birthday to Jacy Box! Happy Birthday for the 8th of November as well!
Ok, I am off to relax!
Love Charisse
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Hello All,
I have not had much time to update. I had my gynae surveillance and so far so good. I should get some other results back in a couple of weeks.
Isaac is over the chicken poxs completely. Both Alan and I have felt really tired lately...my neutriphils dropped a bit and I have had some ulcers....could be any virus I have come in contact with that has done that...like chicken pox....but I have not caught anything and I may not necessarily catch anything....body could be just working to keep me well..and will go back up again.
Alan is not feeling too well though. He has felt like he has had the flu. But not the flu. He came home from work early today. It is unusual for Alan to feel this way. So I went out and bought him a "get well" present. Hopefully it won't be anything too much.
Isaac's birthday is tomorrow! He turns 4 years old! We have kindergym tomorrow. We will give him his presents in the morning, go to kindergym, and then come home and one of his friends from kindergym is coming over with his mum for lunch. And my sister may be coming too. Then on Saturday we have a group of kids from church coming over and Isaac will have a cake and stuff. It will be fun.
We don't have Thanksgiving here in Australia...so our BIG Christmas Pageant was on the 4th November. Isaac loved it! I have new pictures to put up.
My sister is 39 weeks pregnant now....and a few days...any day the baby should come...it is exciting!
Well, got to go!
Love Charisse
